Culture Clash Managing the Global High-Performance Team

by Zweifel, Thomas D.

• ISBN13: 9781590791943
• ISBN10: 1590791940
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-15
• Publisher: SelectBooks

Summary

Like it or not, all of us are touched by globalization. But few leaders are prepared for managing across cultures, and the costs of cultural blindspots can be immense-from lawsuits to lost opportunities. In Culture Clash, Dr. Zweifel gives you the global and intercultural competencies it takes to manage across cultures anywhere in the world. Using a variety of proven processes, learn how to:.Parachute into any culture and getthe job done while respecting localcustoms..Avoid costly mistakes in your cross-cultural interactions..Use the Global Results PyramidT todecode a national or corporate culture..Work with Global IntegratorT to navigate cross-cultural mergers and joint ventures..Orchestrate global meetings and tele-conferences that create alignment.

Author Biography

Thomas D.Zweifel is CEO of Swiss Consulting Group and a professor of leadership and cross-cultural man-agement at Columbia University.By focusing on unleashing the human spirit,he has coached hundreds of managers on five continents since 1984 to produce breakthrough results. Now he pours his secrets into a series of path-breaking books.